FreeCandy44 wrote:I guess im going to hitch my wagon to the 49ers. I hate the Pats and Ravens. And as much as I hate the 49ers coach, I guess they are OK.

I'll root for the patriots. I always want the AFC to win (except the ravens) and I also don't want San Francisco to get their 6th superbowl.

Meh I don't really care about the 49ers getting a 6th SB. If it's in fact Pats and 49ers i'll rooting for the 49ers because I cannot stand Belicheat (although I do like Brady) and love watching Frank Gore play. Also although I can't stand Hsrbaugh's personality, I do think he's a pretty good coach.

I decided to keep track, just for poops and chuckles because I'm a total jerkweed...

Tom Brady vs. Houston 1/13/13

At halftime:Passes that traveled 4 or less yards from the line of scrimmage: 9 of 10 (90%)Passes that traveled 5+ yards from the l.o.s.: 6 of 14 (42.9%)*Passes that traveled 10+ yards from the l.o.s.: 3 of 5 (60%)*Passes that traveled 15+ yards from the l.o.s.: 1 of 3 (33%)

Total:Passes that traveled 4 or less yards from the line of scrimmage: 15 of 20 (75%)Passes that traveled 5+ yards from the l.o.s.: 10 of 20 (50%)*Passes that traveled 10+ yards from the l.o.s.: 4 of 7 (57.1%)*Passes that traveled 15+ yards from the l.o.s.: 1 of 4 (25%)

3 for 5 on throws I'd rate as "tough" (the 3: 3rd & long throw to Wes Welker late in the 1st quarter in tight coverage; Welker sideline streak mid/late 2nd; and the Vereen touchdown in the 2nd half to seal it).

Not gleaning anything from it (yet), just putting it out there in case anyone finds it interesting.

I don't like the Pats, but if you have followed them at all the past 10 years, you know that this stuff does fire them up. I mean, they based their entire 18-1 season on being disrespected by imaginary people. I hope they put up 70 on Baltimore.

mikey287 wrote:And I hope Baltimore puts up 71 on them...I know it's unpopular in Stiller nation here, but the Ravens are the lesser of two evils in my world...far lesser...

Agreed, maybe I am wrong but I will never ever be able to see past Spygate. The thing that I always argued was I hated the "payers still have to make plays" argument. The thing about what they did was they constantly put the players in the best position to succeed, doesnt mean they always will, there are some great players on the other teams.

My example is always the James Harrison play in the Super Bowl. Regardless if he did some on his own, the Steelers called a zone blitz. If Kurt Warner or the coach knows this and calls a fade and and the corner still breaks it up, its a game changing play we didnt know about. Players can still make plays, stop an audibled run, but the bottom line is they always put themselves in position to not fail. But if the Cardinals kick a field goal that is a game changing play - those negative type plays rarely happened to the Pats.

After I read the book (and tried to read it with an open mind) I cant stomach them at all. The quotes and evidence from players long before Spygate even came about (getting copies of other teams audibles, Flutie admitting that the QB helmets had a 2nd feed that talked to the QB during the play, Bradys contract and so forth), I just cant barely watch games. The Josh McDaniels section is so damning its scary.

It was systematic cheating and it won them super bowls. Even if they are legit now, they deserved a much harsher penalty and players have been exiled from the sport and other entities for less.

It destroyed other players and coaches legacies and for that they deserve nothing.

I hate the ravens, their coach and everything about Ray Lewis. But if they win and win fair and square so be it, I just think Brady and The Genius should have a tarnished legacy, because in the process they tarnished someones legacy, whether it be Manning, or McNabb or Schottenheimer or Rivers (and would have been Cowher if he didnt come across a super bowl). Just cant get past that in my mind.

I don't like the Pats anymore than you do. But spygate was a long time ago and there's no way in hell I would even think of rooting for Suggs, Rice, Lewis, Harbaugh and those fans. There not the lesser of the known evils and im not even hesitating to root for them over the Ratbirds next week.